Chalk v Devizes Reclamation Company Limited: CA 24 Feb 1999

Where a task required common-sense, and no obvious instructions were capable of avoiding a danger, an employer was not required to produce instruction and training. The judge erred in finding liability without finding what would have helped.

Judges:

Sir Stephen Brown Lord Justice Swinton Thomas

Citations:

Times 02-Apr-1999, Gazette 24-Mar-1999, [1999] EWCA Civ 849

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Negligence, Health and Safety, Personal Injury

Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.145764